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1 The participants of the historical part of the Days of Grunwald as well as of the production of the Battle of Grunwald may be the groups and individuals being members of the Polish Knights Chapter as well as from outside. The enrolment declarations should be handed to and accepted by the Commanders of the Grunwald Flag troops. The final verification and acceptation will be done by the organizers. The groups and individuals not accepted into the Grunwald Flag troops will not be allowed to participate in the staging of the Battle of Grunwald, as well as to live within the Grunwald Settlement (the whole area is managed by the organizers). List of groups and individuals admitted to Grunwald Flag troops will appear on the website of "Battle of Grunwald" organizers at after recruitment period, which expires on 05/05/2010 This term also applies to artillery, archers, light and staging squadrons.. EVERYONE INTERESTED PLEASE READ THE TABLE, WHICH POINTS THE COURSE OF GRUNWALD DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS. GRUNWALD 2010 IS A RECONSTRUCTIONAL EVENT. EVERYONE IS BOUND UP WITH THE TIME RANGE FROM 1350 TILL THE PARTICULAR COMMANDERS MAY LIMIT THE TIME RANGE. TERMS OF PARTICIPATION In the course of the stay rules and the code of knighthood applies! Provisions contained therein also apply to groups and non-members of the Chapter. And besides: 1. Only adults can participate in Grunwald staging 2. The area of the Grunwald event are the fields of the Grunwald staging, as well as the area of the medieval fair, the jousting field, the camp of the historical impersonators. The area is marked on the map being the Annex to the agreement signed with the authorities of Grunwald Community. 3. The participants take part in the staging at their own risk and responsibility and of their own free will. 4. In the Grunwald staging females may take part only in the archers troops, staging light infantry troops, gunners, villagers, as well as camp followers delivering water, and justice. Besides his, the participation of females in the staging is forbidden. 5. There is an absolute ban on drinking alcohol from hour 0 on the day of staging, till its end. 6. There is an absolute ban on using the narcotic drugs during the Days of Grunwald. 7. There is an absolute ban on using the black gunpowder weapons beyond staging trials, black gunpowder workshops as well as organized gunners testing, which should be strictly agreed with the organizers. 8. There is an absolute ban on individual and arbitrary use of small black gunpowder arms (hand bombards, culverins, etc.) during the staging and beyond. Exceptions are organized groups of "staging" shooters.9. During staging there is an absolute ban on attack from the rear, also no strikes on the legs below the knees, there is an absolute prohibition on attack on the groin area, the prohibition on stabbing, the prohibition on attacking the head with the shield, also on the attacking with the shield s edge.10. There is a ban on wondering around with bare long weapons outside the camp, jousting field, and staging. 11. There is a strict prohibition on moving around with any weapon on the 15th July The exception is Grunwald War Summons and jousting.12. The only persons authorized to make official statements about the organization of Grunwald to the media are the Organizers as well as the Spokesman. 13. The Chief Organizer of the Grunwald Days has a third party insurance of the whole event. There also is accident insurance to the amount of PLN secure for all participants (included in the list) of production of "The Battle of Grunwald" in the period from 14 th July to 18 th July Other residents of the historical camp are bound to arrange their insurance against accidents and personal indemnity

2 personally. The organizers will create the possibility of insurance on the spot.14. It is prohibited to use blue wappenrock (tabard) - the colour is reserved for justiciary. 15. The following weapon will be admitted to staging: a) Bladed weapon what is admitted: Swords: 1 and 1,5 hand (the so called big sword, with blade up to 100 cm and two- hand grip. The total length of this sword can not exceed 130 cm. Choppers, cutlasses, sabres (having equivalent in the history and within the defined time frames). NOTE: The Organizer will provide Flag troops Commanders and Sword-bearer with a design defining the formula defining the curvature of the blade of the sword. Pattern will also be posted on the Internet. Cross-guards and pommels can not be tipped with sharp peaks. b) Pole weapon - only in use by organized groups (minimum 10 persons), who will receive prior permission from the organizers and commanders of the Flag troops, with whom they will joust. In another case - is categorically prohibited. c) Blunt weapons admitted: Single-handed axes, hatchets with an overall length of 70 cm. Head butts (of axes and hatches) tipped flat, and properly (safely) shaped blade. It is prohibited to use of the aforementioned weapons tipped with a thorn. Organizer has the right to strictly remove copy of the weapon without explanation. d) Organizers will deliver the arrows. The distribution of the arrows will be made just before the battle by the commanders of archery troops. e) Only one kind (one piece) of weapon may be carried to the staging field. f) Use and bringing of any daggers, misericords etc, to the staging field is prohibited. NOTE: Weapon with rust or splinters will not be 16. The condition for participation in the staging is: having protective armour possible to have appeared between 1350 and 1420, with exception of the pot helms. a. Fighting heavy-armed (all, besides b, c, d, as well as female camp followers and justiciary): helm, gambeson torso protection (bright plate armour, as well as covered, chain mail, plates, breast plate, metal armour-plating, etc, having an equivalent in history as well as in the indicated time frames), chain mail or plate armour gauntlets, whole leg protection (plate or splinted greaves and cuisses, sabatons), with the poleyn obligatory steel-plate, plate or splinted whole arm protection (i.e. the pauldron, rerebrace, couter, vambrace, gauntlet) with couter and pauldron obligatory steel-plate; larynx protection e.g. in a form of a quilt and chain mail collar. b. Light armed infantry (polearm, pavises, and gunners) should have men s clothing. Detailed requirements at troop commanders c. Archers should have men s clothing; bladed weapon is permitted (as additional and only in sheath). Detailed requirements - at troop commanders. d. Bombardiers, gunners (hand bombards, culverins, etc.) and pavisiers (concerns only the pavisiers by the staging group of shooters ) should have men s clothing. Minimum is: gambeson, ear protection, head protection (kettle helmet), bladed weapon is permitted (as additional and only in sheath). Detailed requirements at troop commanders Troop commanders have the right to raise the standard of the protective weapon. About helmets: Kettle hats worn on a hood, or with a suspended chain mail coif, quilted lining with collar. a) Kettle hats with clearly marked transition from bell to ruff. b) Kettle hats with clearly marked transition deep ruff with eye slits, or with an opening in ruff. Bascinet - sallet with attached chainmail coif, quilted lining with collar. Chainmail coif protecting facet to the nose line. Visor

3 a) With movable nasal with base attached to chainmail coif, fixed at the top with a catch or a hook to bell of the helmet. b) With flop guard on one hinge on the height of the forehead, or double pin-hinged on temples. c) Hundsgugel by some called Hounskull d) Other having equivalents in history or within the defined time frames. About the shields: WOODEN SHIELDS WILL BE ALLOWED TO THE STAGING, THE EDGE OF THE SHIELD MUST BE REINFORCED WITH LEATHER OR CLOTH PROHIBITION TO PAD THE EDGE OF THE SHIELD WITH METAL Triangle shield Shield irregularly quadrangular with rounded corners, having a notch for a spear. Rectangular shield, having a notch for a spear. Pavise quadrangular outline, with prominent central ridge. Infantry pavise with the shape recalling the smaller version for hand, but with more prominent central ridge and bigger. Also the so called Italian pavise - oval and almond shaped. Eastern shields in Lithuanian-Tartar-Ruthenia troops. About the armours: Armour must be consistent historically; must have their counterpart in history and a specific timeframe. And should be clean, aesthetic, safe and well made, may not have horns, claws, spikes, etc.17. Flag troops commanders may impose restrictions within the troops referring to the protective arms.18. Basic verification of weapons and armaments will be done by Flag troops commanders during the applications on the basis of received images. Next one will be done - on the fields of Grunwald before handing battle identifier by Flag troops commanders, representants of the justice and organizer. Final will be done at the entrance to the battlefield. 19. Untouchable during the Grunwald staging are: Sword-bearer and Justiciaries (blue wappenrock with silver lily at the front and back). Sword-bearer golden lily, - reserved colour of wappenrock in the battle), with appointed guards (blue sash with bells, or shields with a symbol of scales) Gunners, ensign, archers, hand bombardiers + pavisiers from the staging groups. The commander s retinue, i.e. ensign, messenger and adjutant (two last wear blue cloaks or wappenrock with silver lily and shield with the sign of OMEGA) You die in a skirmish, if you decide to duel with the Flag troops commander (with his consent). He has a shield of the same colours, as the Flag troop he commands, and red sash tied on right wrist or red rim on his helmet (symbols reserved for the commanders). You die in a skirmish, if you decide to duel with a person (with his consent) taking part in the planned staged scenes. Yellow sash on right wrist. Prohibited clashes of heavily armed with light armed infantry. The exception is the earlier agreement between the commanders. 18. On Friday, at 17.00hrs (5 p.m.) a mandatory dress rehearsal will be held - with the full and complete personal casting and assignments of the troops involved in the staging (without arms). On Wednesday and Friday until noon in the limited casting 19. During the dress rehearsal no weapons inspections, tournaments or other events should be held, that might absorb the participants of the rehearsal and Grunwald staging.20. On Saturday the staging day entering the battlefield is required to be done in two serried columns: Polish and Teutonic; each through the different entrance, where the final review of weapons will be made. Earlier on the battlefield there

4 may be only gunners, villagers from the staging group, justice, persons holding posts (everyone must have battle identifier). 21. Identifiers for all participants of Grunwald Days are introduced (not participating in the staging). They authorize to camp within the Grunwald Settlement. People not having identifiers will not be allowed to stay in the Grunwald Settlement between 22:00 hrs (10 p.m.) till 8:00 a.m. Identifiers include the identification number and the name of the "Grunwald Flag troop"22. Battle identifiers are introduced for all participants of the Grunwald staging (other than in point. 21). Patterns of the IDs will be presented to Flag troops commanders upon arrival at the Fields of Grunwald. Identifiers include the identification number. For the insurance of staging the current PESEL (National Identity Card) number should also be given.23. Each of the participants of the "Grunwald Days has one identifier: either "battle" or "camp". 24. Each of the participants in the "Grunwald Days is obliged to carry ID in a visible place. Especially during the visit of the President and representatives of the Government on 15th July and 17th July Creating a Flag troop must be carried out in advance, even a few months. Unacceptable is to create Flag troops just before the staging. All participants arriving at the fields of Grunwald should be assigned to a specific Flag troop known to them. 26. Groups registering to staging notify at once candidates to the post of Justiciaries - knowing statutes and regulations, and cooperating with the Sword-Bearer. 27. There is a special emphasis put on the fact, that the event held on the fields of Grunwald is a staging and is not a battle, therefore it places the participants under an obligation to behave appropriately during the staging. 28. It is recommended that each of the Flag troops appoint one person from among their campers, who will film the staging of the Grunwald Battle. One and only one operator per Flag troop, in historical costume, not running around the battlefield, but moving by the commander or the ensign. A person, running around wildly, not to record this dangerous events, but for sheer pleasure of filming, may be removed from the battlefield by the Justiciaries. Acquired in such a way video tapes will be used by the organizers and commanders to catch people behaving dangerously during the staging.29. The Sword- Bearer and the Justiciaries will guard that the audience would not enter the battlefield, and most of all the people in historical clothes not participating in the staging as fighters. 30. Arrangements with the commanders made during the meetings before Grunwald from previous years, as well as the table: aims, directions and development of Grunwald are integral part of the regulations. ABOUT THE GRUNWALD SETTLEMENT Organizers and Flag commanders decide about the admission to the camp. The application list closes on the 5 th may Flag commanders are responsible for their troop from the beginning till the very end of the Grunwald event. They are responsible both during the staging as well as in the camp. They take care of discipline, armament as well as of historical realities of all persons forming the troop (Flag), (which means not only the fighting persons but also all dwellers of the camp). They are accountable to the organizer. 30. Brotherhoods, groups, individuals will be accommodated in the "Flag camps" in accordance with participation in the staging. Tents may be put up only in designated camps, those quartering outside the Flag camps will be treated as a tourist, and will be asked to leave the historical sites and go into the campsites. 31. Under-ages may stay at the Grunwald camp only under protection of a legal guardians or with the contractual guardian appointed and authorised in written (must be an adult).32. For any damage done by the under-ages during the event responsibility is taken by their legal or contractual guardians. The organizers take no responsibility for the under-ages staying at the event grounds as well as for their activities. 33. We suggest that for the time of staging every group would set their guards inspecting the camp grounds.

5 34. Every inhabitant of "Knights Camp is obliged to carry ID in a visible place. Especially during the visit of the President and representatives of the Government on the 15th July 2010, and 17th July Guests staying overnight in the camp should have historical costumes, which would not interfere with the image of a whole, and carry an ID. Overnight guests are bound to follow the "Grunwald" regulations.36. Participants are required to comply with the historical realities in the camp and during staging. 37. The organizers have the final say on the participation of groups and individuals in the production of "Battle of Grunwald as well as living in the "Grunwald settlement. They do not have to present arguments for their decisions. 38. Organizers exclude their responsibility for the consequences of any act or omission contrary to the above rules Violation of rules valid during the Grunwald Days especially: Violation of the provisions contained in the Act On The Safety Of Mass Events of 22 August 1997, and in particular Article 17a paragraph 2 point 5) Ban on drinking alcohol from the hour 0 during the stage day until its end. Using drugs and other Use of black gunpowder weapon outside the staging MAY RESULT IN EXPULSION FROM EVENTS. UNIFORMED SERVICES AND SECURITY WILL ALSO KEEP ORDER AT THE GRUNWALD SETTLEMENT AREAS. CARS PARKING IN PLACES OTHER THAN INDICATED CAR PARKS MAY BE HAULED AWAY BY THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES, AT THE EXPENSE OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE ORGANIZERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE REGULATIONS. RESIDENTS OF HISTORICAL PERFORMERS CAMP STATE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE TERMS OF PARTICIPATION AND THEY OBLIGE THEMSELVES TO COMPLY WITH ITS PARAGRAPHS. PDF created by PDF Factory demo version

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